Artist: Various Artists

Title: Grindcrusher - The Earache Sampler

Format: LP + Etched 7" 

Record Label: Earache

Cat. No: MOSH 12 & 7 MOSH 12

Country of origin/Year of release: UK/1989

Sleeve condition: Excellent (still with carefully opened shrink wrap in place, unfortunately the wrap is a bit tight and the sleeve inside is wavy due to such. however, i think it may flatten out if wrap was removed. the tightness of the wrap has also caused a dent/crease within the wrap itself in bottom left corner that you can see in the front on and spine pictures. the top and bottom seams have no wear whatsoever and the spine other than the part at the bottom referred to above is in great shape)

Vinyl condition: Excellent (actually i have had it since new and i'm fairly certain it has never been played. the only reason that i am not saying mint is because i can see a small, circa 5mm, group, 2 or 3, of light marks/scratches on side 1 but as the record has probably never been played i am thinking it/they were there when i bought it new. many would probably not even have mentioned it) 

Inner sleeve etc condition: 7" Etched single Excellent++ (un-played)

Other information: Only initial copies of Grindcrusher included the limited edition etched 7" single which was entered into the Guinness Book Of Records as the world's shortest single.

The music on the 7" is contained in a short groove at the edge of the record, and the rest of the vinyl is covered with the following etched writing:

Side A: "Dig'n'Martin finally make it onto vinyl! Cheers to all you crazy sick fuckers who have supported the Earache label, and a big hi! to all hardcore buddies. Don't always believe what you read. Grindcrusher freebie 7MOSH 12A"

Side B: "'What, two bleedin' 1 second songs?' - What did you expect for nowt, cheapskate!! This disc is part of a special ltd edition pressing ~ your lucky number is 666/1000. Collectors price: £25. Earache would like to thank all bands, past and present; Accüsed, Heresy, Napalm Death, Unseen Terror, Spazztic Blurr, Carcass, O.L.D., Intense Degree, Sore Throat, Electro Hippies, Repulsion, Morbid Angel, Bolt Thrower, Godflesh, Terrorizer, Filthy Christians, Lloyd and everybody at Revolver, John Peel, John Walters, and last but not least, YOU! A mega voodle of a disc - Grindcrusher freebie. Look out for Grindcrusher vol.2!!! 7MOSH 12B"   

I have a collection of literally thousands of 10", 12" & LP Punk/Post Punk/Indie/New Wave/Alternative/Industrial/Shoegazer/Garage Rock/Lo-Fi/Thrash/Space Rock/Electronic/Avant-Garde/Experimental/Reggae vinyl records. I am a private collector not a dealer and any items I sell will be from my personal collection. I will not be listing prolifically but will be doing so from time to time and often with some rare and collectable items. Please check my other auctions and keep an eye out for future listings.

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Every record I have ever acquired has been placed immediately into a brand new PVC cover to protect the outer sleeve and where applicable vinyl has been removed from inner picture sleeve and placed into a paper sleeve to protect both vinyl and inner sleeve. As such every record I have bought new remains basically 'as new' or as close to it as you are likely to get no matter how old it may be. However, I have not bought every record in the collection new and therefore where this applies my methods will have kept the item in the same condition as it was when I acquired it. I will to the best of my ability follow the grading system used by ‘Record Collector’ (see below) but I may add a + or – to a grading to help fine-tune the condition report. Please note that vinyl will be visually graded only. Furthermore, I will grade as strictly as I can whilst drawing a balance between honest appraisal and not wanting to put off a buyer by over analysing the item for sale. Condition is often a matter of personal judgement and just to say that I have often had an item sold to me as mint but I would not consider it as such. The age and rarity of an item may also tweak the grading.

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EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing. ??

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

??GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.??

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.

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